By Sean Crose Promoter Joe DeGuardia of Star Boxing is an interesting individual, even by the colorful standards of contemporary boxing. A true blue Bronx native, himself descended from a line of boxers, DeGuardia grew up a “gym rat.” He’s been a Golden Gloves champion and a district attorney for …
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50 Cent’s Boxing Company, SMS Promtions, Files For Bankruptcy
By Sean Crose Various outlets are now reporting that SMS, the boxing promotional company led by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, has filed for bankruptcy in a Connecticut court. Yet the company is apparently making it clear that it has no intention of going the way of the dinosaur. Indeed, SMS …
Read More »Amir Khan, Chris Algieri, Paulie Malignaggi And Danny O’Connor Discuss May 29th PBC Card
By Sean Crose “We’re all competitors,” welterweight Chris Algieri (20-1, 8KOs) claimed on a Wednesday conference call, “we’re all out there to win.” The call, which was to promote Spike TVs live PBC broadcast on May 29th, featured Algieri and his opponent Amir Khan (30-3, 19KOs) along with Paulie Malignaggi …
Read More »Boxing Insider Interview with Freddie Roach: “Manny Will Win by Knockout”
By: William Holmes May 2nd is less than two months away and the training camps of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are kicking into high gear. Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach has been busy preparing his fighter for the toughest test of his career and a for a …
Read More »Boxing Insider Notebook: Thurman, Cotto, Bradley, Vargas, Kovalev, Broner, and more…
By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of May 19th to May 26th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Thurman vs. Collazo to Headline First PBC on ESPN on July 11th The first live Premier …
Read More »Is Gennady Golovkin really the most feared fighter in boxing?
By Kirk Jackson The title of the most feared man. Great fighters of past and present held the title anointed from fans and media alike, as most avoided and ducked in this gladiator-esque sport called boxing. The select few to hold this mythical title, evoked fear in the hearts of …
Read More »Boxing Insider Interview with Daniel Geale “I create a lot of problems for (Cotto)”
by: Matthew N. Becher On June 6th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Miguel Cotto will defend his Lineal Middleweight title against former two time world champion Daniel Geale. Geale was able to take some time from his New Jersey based training camp to answer some questions for …
Read More »Premier Boxing Champions on NBC Results – DeGale wins title with Unanimous Decision over Dirrell
by: Matthew N. Becher What a better way to start off Memorial day weekend than with some boxing in the afternoon. Live from the Agganis Arena located on the campus of Boston University. This weeks installment was brought by Al Haymon’s PBC on NBC series, and has a major title …
Read More »ESPN Friday Night Fight Results: Fedosov and Thompson Win Boxcino with Stoppages
By: William Holmes Tonight was the last telecast of ESPN Friday Night Fights, which has been on the air for seventeen years and gave several fighters opportunities to showcase their talents before taking the next step to fighting on premium networks and championship fights. The Omega Products International in Corona, …
Read More »Golden Boy Live on Fox Sports 1 Results: Hunter Impresses With First Round Knockout Of Escalante
By Sean Crose Things got off to a hairy start on Fox Sports 1’s Golden Boy Live telecast on Friday when seven foot Chinese heavyweight Taishan (4-0) knocked severely overmatched Missourian Lance Gauche (5-8-2) out in the first round at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. After lying unconscious …
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